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Israeli VC’s in Overdrive as Corporate China Seeks Outbound Investment

The Asian Venture Capital Journal has published a feature story on  delegation of 22 Israeli VC funds to China. Their objective was to expose the Israeli Start-up ecosystem to Chinese investors and convince them to invest in funds and partner with portfolio companies. Click here to see the Journal, and then click on the cover […]

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PayPal Buys Israeli Cyber Security co CyActive

As reported in Globes: CyActive describes itself as a predictive cyber security company. Online payments giant PayPal is making another acquisition in Israel. Sources inform “Globes” that PayPal has bought Beersheva-based cyber security company CyActive for $60 million. The deal has been signed and is expected to close shortly. CyActive was founded in 2003 by […]

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Mobileye Moves Closer to Automated Driving

As reported in Globes: The driver assistance systems company has unveiled its EyeQ4 fourth generation system-on-chip. Mobileye  has introduced its fourth generation system-on-chip, the EyeQ4. The EyeQ4 has 14 computing cores, of which 10 are specialized vector accelerators with extremely high utilization for visual processing and understanding. The Israeli company, headquartered in Jerusalem, is no […]

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Nielsen buys Israeli big data co eXelate for $200m

As reported in Globes: eXelate has developed a platform that allows data search and analysis for digital ad companies. Nielsen Holdings N.V.  has acquired Israeli data management company eXelate. The company has developed a platform that allows data search and analysis for digital ad companies. Financial details about the acquisition were not disclosed but estimates […]

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Whats in that drink? Futuristic Israeli device lets you find out

As published on Israel21c:   Before buying fruit at the greengrocer, steak at the butcher or a nutritional supplement at the pharmacy, imagine taking a gadget out of your pocket, aiming it at the item and instantly seeing its quality, ripeness and nutritional value, plus a whole lot more data hidden at the molecular level. […]

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Allot acquires IT security co Optenet for $38m

As reported in Globes: Allot Communications CEO: Optenet will help Allot become a leading player in the consumer SECaaS market. 30 months after its previous acquisition, leading broadband solutions provider Allot Communications Ltd. is going to the well again. The company, which had $132 million in cash as of the end of 2014, today announced […]

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Apple CEO Tim Cook Visits Israel To Inaugurate Company’s Second-Largest R&D Center

As reported in NoCamels: With 700-plus direct employees in Israel, the Herzliya R&D center is Apple’s second-largest in the world, Apple CEO Tim Cook told local staff on Thursday. And at a meeting with Israeli President Reuven Rivlin a day earlier, the two leaders discussed not just the fact of Israel’s emergence as an important […]

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Microsoft buys digital pen co N-trig for $200m

As reported in Globes: The Kfar Saba based company has been in financial difficulties. Microsoft Corporation is buying Israeli digital pen company N-trig. The company has developed a chip for a digital pen and computer screen interface. No financial details about the acquisition have been disclosed but market sources believe that Microsoft will pay $200 […]

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Australia’s PhytoTech Medical signs deal with Hebrew University

Australia-based PhytoTech Medical has signed an exclusive licensing and collaboration agreement with Yissum, the technology-transfer company of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, to develop, manufacture and market a novel delivery system to enhance the bioavailability of cannabidiol (CBD) and/or THC, the active ingredients in cannabis, for the treatment of a variety of medical indications. The novel […]

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DLD Tel Aviv Innovation Festival

2015 will mark the fifth year of DLD Tel Aviv Innovation Festival. In this short period of time this international gathering became the main digital event of the country. A meeting place for start ups, investors and strategic players of the digital space from all over the world. During seven days close to 100  events are […]